Burlington, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 25,382 (Urban population: 25,214 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 168 (all nonfarm))

Burlington, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,018 (11,135 occupied: 7,807 owner occupied, 3,328 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	28%

Housing density: 855 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,660.

Median contract rent in 2007: $410 (lower quartile is $311, upper quartile is $514)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $446

Median gross rent in Burlington, IA in 2007: $527

Housing units in Burlington with a mortgage: 4,108 (268 second mortgage, 271 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,126

Burlington,IA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,569 (it was $62,700 in 2000)

Burlington:	$88,569
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,310 - $119,953

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $106,763
Here: $106,763
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $95,583
Here: $95,583
State: $158,666

In 2-unit structures: $64,209
Here: $64,209
State: $134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,912
Here: $109,912
State: $127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,220
Here: $94,220
State: $124,442

Mobile homes: $28,680
Here: $28,680
State: $29,315

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,181

In family households: 21,557 (5,495 male householders, 1,701 female householders)
5,536 spouses, 7,743 children (6,973 natural, 151 adopted, 619 stepchildren), 293 grandchildren, 102 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 129 other relatives, 504 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,624 (1,639 male householders (1,306 living alone)), 2,332 female householders (2,153 living alone)), 653 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 636 (485 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,370 2-persons, 1,609 3-persons, 1,335 4-persons, 610 5-persons, 189 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,459 1-person, 450 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

4,110 married couples with children.
1,921 single-parent households (400 men, 1,521 women).

96.6% of residents of Burlington speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 442 (1.6%)
(56.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Burlington, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 122 4 rooms: 1,099 5 rooms: 2,002 6 rooms: 1,772 7 rooms: 1,338 8 rooms: 720 9 or more rooms: 742

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Burlington, Iowa:
	1 room: 76 2 rooms: 202 3 rooms: 789 4 rooms: 900 5 rooms: 734 6 rooms: 362 7 rooms: 149 8 rooms: 69 9 or more rooms: 47

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 80
1995 to 1998: 293
1990 to 1994: 209
1980 to 1989: 354
1970 to 1979: 1,214
1960 to 1969: 1,167
1950 to 1959: 1,373
1940 to 1949: 1,284
1939 or earlier: 6,044

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Burlington:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 253 2 bedrooms: 2,354 3 bedrooms: 3,690 4 bedrooms: 1,302 5 or more bedrooms: 208

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Burlington:
	no bedroom: 101 1 bedroom: 1,090 2 bedrooms: 1,296 3 bedrooms: 681 4 bedrooms: 114 5 or more bedrooms: 46

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Burlington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 358 1 vehicle: 2,325 2 vehicles: 3,395 3 vehicles: 1,264 4 vehicles: 301 5 or more vehicles: 164

Cars and other vehicles available in Burlington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 703 1 vehicle: 1,659 2 vehicles: 805 3 vehicles: 139 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Burlington, IA:

Less than $10,000: 49
$10,000 to $14,999: 27
$15,000 to $19,999: 41
$20,000 to $24,999: 86
$25,000 to $29,999: 108
$30,000 to $34,999: 111
$35,000 to $39,999: 181
$40,000 to $49,999: 454
$50,000 to $59,999: 542
$60,000 to $69,999: 717
$70,000 to $79,999: 705
$80,000 to $89,999: 667
$90,000 to $99,999: 611
$100,000 to $124,999: 1216
$125,000 to $149,999: 662
$150,000 to $174,999: 325
$175,000 to $199,999: 239
$200,000 to $249,999: 314
$250,000 to $299,999: 152
$300,000 to $399,999: 67
$400,000 to $499,999: 50
$500,000 to $749,999: 46
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Burlington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Burlington:

Less than $100: 140 people
$100 to $149: 90
$150 to $199: 149
$200 to $249: 203
$250 to $299: 189
$300 to $349: 269
$350 to $399: 377
$400 to $449: 389
$450 to $499: 365
$500 to $549: 290
$550 to $599: 172
$600 to $649: 115
$650 to $699: 42
$700 to $749: 69
$750 to $799: 67
$800 to $899: 46
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 6
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 4
No cash rent: 160

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 95 1990 to 1994: 22 1985 to 1989: 33 1980 to 1984: 61 1975 to 1979: 82 1970 to 1974: 23 1970 to 1974: 15 1965 to 1969: 111

Burlington, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.3%
Number of people working at home: 311 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 663
5 to 9 minutes: 3286
10 to 14 minutes: 4170
15 to 19 minutes: 2041
20 to 24 minutes: 665
25 to 29 minutes: 263
30 to 34 minutes: 444
35 to 39 minutes: 133
40 to 44 minutes: 93
45 to 59 minutes: 251
60 to 89 minutes: 234
90 or more minutes: 131

Burlington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,206 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,605 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 60 (0%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 51 (0%)
Walked: 323 (3%)
Other means: 102 (1%)
Worked at home: 311 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1063
$10,000 to $14,999: 986
$15,000 to $19,999: 1058
$20,000 to $24,999: 913
$25,000 to $29,999: 869
$30,000 to $34,999: 911
$35,000 to $39,999: 779
$40,000 to $44,999: 633
$45,000 to $49,999: 584
$50,000 to $59,999: 1094
$60,000 to $74,999: 1026
$75,000 to $99,999: 704
$100,000 to $124,999: 190
$125,000 to $149,999: 108
$150,000 to $199,999: 70
$200,000 or more: 179

First ancestries reported:

German: 6745

United States or American: 2408

Other groups: 2344

Irish: 2283

English: 1622

Swedish: 806

French (except Basque): 464

Italian: 345

Scotch-Irish: 311

Dutch: 286

Norwegian: 242

Scottish: 231

Polish: 149

Danish: 135

European: 130

Czech: 114

French Canadian: 96

British: 80

Welsh: 79

Swiss: 70

Hungarian: 57

Australian: 50

Russian: 42

Subsaharan African:: 40

African: 40

Austrian: 38

Arab:: 32

Pennsylvania German: 30

Greek: 22

Syrian: 20

Yugoslavian: 20

Canadian: 17

Iranian: 16

Slovak: 9

Lebanese: 6

Luxemburger: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Egyptian: 6

Belgian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Croatian: 5

Romanian: 5

German Russian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (17%)
Canada (14%)
India (10%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Mexico (6%)
Korea (6%)
Philippines (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 19290
Northeast: 321
Midwest: 4723
South: 1075
West: 836

56% of Burlington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 67
Nursery to 4th grade: 56
5th and 6th grade: 30
7th and 8th grade: 254
9th grade: 200
10th grade: 171
11th grade: 253
12th grade, no diploma: 231
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,087
Less than 1 year of college: 734
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,248
Associate degree: 605
Bachelor's degree: 850
Master's degree: 380
Professional school degree: 168
Doctorate degree: 34

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 47
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 50
7th and 8th grade: 439
9th grade: 210
10th grade: 295
11th grade: 292
12th grade, no diploma: 259
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,661
Less than 1 year of college: 762
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,255
Associate degree: 883
Bachelor's degree: 1,013
Master's degree: 348
Professional school degree: 93
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 22.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 21.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,709
Black householders: $20,515
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $51,579
Asian householders: $87,527
Some other race householders: $37,001
Two or more races householders: $20,789
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,215

Burlington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Burlington household income for Black householders

Burlington household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Burlington household income for Asian householders

Burlington household income for Some other race householders

Burlington household income for Two or more races householders

Burlington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Burlington marital status for males

Burlington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $91,189
Black or African American householders: $73,095
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $46,671
Asian householders: $807,780
Some other race householders: $163,566
Two or more races householders: $79,988
Hispanic or Latino householders: $94,348

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,893
One, attached: 157
Two: 649
3 or 4: 994
5 to 9: 457
10 to 19: 198
20 to 49: 70
50 or more: 392
Mobile homes: 208

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,391

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Burlington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 334

Here:	11.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 161

Here:	11.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 132

Here:	13.5%
Iowa:	25.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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